It started in May 2019. Ramadan began and I forgot to post about it. I have read some Asian women writers in recently and here is a summary of my reading spree. The Contract By Zeenat Mahal Beauty Is But Skin Deep By Sundari Venkatraman Red Rose Dating Agency (By Sundari Venkatraman) The Runaway Bridegroom(By…
Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: BOLLYWOOD FIANCÉ FOR A DAY (By Ruchi Vasudeva)
Book Details Title: Bollywood Fiancé For A Day Author: Ruchi Vasudeva # of pages: 170 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Ruchi Vasudeva a doctor by profession, a teacher by vocation and an author by destiny. Synopsis Studious Dr. Vishakha never dreamed that winning a date with Bollywood heartthrob Zaheer Saxena would land her in an unusual…
Book Review: PLAY WITH ME (by Piper Shelly)
Book Details Title: Play With Me Author: Piper Shelly # of pages: 238 Author Profile New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends…
Book Review: Khuda Ki Basti (By Shaukat Siddiqui)
Non-review Rant I read about 30 stories over the weekend, mostly urdu. This was one of the longer reads. Plot Summary Characters Raziya Begum, a widow lives with her three kids – Sultana, Nosha and Annu. Her eldest daughter has passed away, who was married to Neyaz . Nosha, Shami and Raja are three teenage…
Book Review: Shehrzad (By Saima Akram Chaudhary)
آپ لوگوں نے سمیرا شریف طور کا “ٹوٹا ہوا تارا” پڑھا ہے؟ یا پھر عفت سحر پاشا کا پچھلے سال کا “خواب شیشے کا” پڑھا ہوگا؟ اگر نہیں پڑھا تو اچھی بات ہے۔ شہرزاد پڑھ لیں۔ اگر یہ دونوں ناول پڑھ رکھے ہیں، تو ابھی سے بتادوں کہ کافی مماثلت نظر آئے گی۔ اور میں…
Book Review: Haalim – Episode #22 (By Nemrah Ahmed)
(Drafted on July 4th) Episode 22 was uploaded on the author’s FB page today, 4th of July. Happy independence Day to American friends… This episode has 100 pages and is sufficiently long. The episode moves so briskly that I kept checking the page number every now and again to verify how much I had read….
Book Review: Alif – Episode #12 (Finale) (By Umera Ahmed)
The 12th and final episode is out. It is 29 pages long. I have included the link to read the episode online at the end of this post. Summary The episode is generally about tying the loose ends and there are some revelations. Don’t worry, I am not going to spoil the story for you….
Book Review: AN ACCIDENTAL BOYFRIEND (by Maggie Dallen)
Book Details Title: The Accidental Boyfriend Author: Maggie Dallen # of pages: 156 Author Profile MAGGIE DALLEN is a big city girl living in Montana. She writes romantic comedies in a range of genres including young adult, historical, and sweet contemporary. An unapologetic addict of all things romance, she loves to connect with fellow avid…
Book Review: THE MALHOTRA BRIDE (By Sundari Venkatraman)
Book Details Title: The Malhotra Bride Author: Sundari Venkatraman # of pages: 147 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author who has 41 titles (37 books & 4 collections) to her name, all Top 100 Bestsellers on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance…
Book Review: THE RUNAWAY BRIDEGROOM (By Sundari Venkatraman)
Book Details Title: The Runaway Bridegroom Author: Sundari Venkatraman # of pages: 192 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author who has 41 titles (37 books & 4 collections) to her name, all Top 100 Bestsellers on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance…